Anchoring is so important; it can make or break your time spent on the water. Quite apart from knowing how to anchor, secure holding in an anchorage often depends on the type of equipment selected. For decades now, boat owners have relied on the tried and trusted plough, Bruce and Admiralty anchors to guarantee a good night’s sleep when at anchor. These established anchors are usually fairly drab and are probably the least attractive, yet most important piece of equipment on any boat. Then about in 2005 a new, shining anchor came to the marine market. The ULTRA Anchor quickly established a reputation for excellent holding power and its adorable stainless steel looking.The history of the development of this most technically advanced anchor the world has ever seen is as interesting and surprising as is the level of acceptance these brilliantly engineered anchors have achieved. While most well-known anchors have evolved from the world’s established maritime nations, the ULTRA Anchor was first designed and manufactured by a little known Turkish engineering firm, based in Istanbul. Perhaps most importantly, it was two men’s passion for engineering and boating that led to the development of an anchor that boasts the ultimate in holding power. Formed in 2000, Boyut Marine was established as the Marine Department of Boyut Mechanical Industry, which had been designing manufacturing stainless steel machine parts since 1978 (The department changed its name to ULTRA Marine in 2012 after their ULTRA branded products become more known than Boyut Marine). Devoted boaters at heart, Yılmaz Yücel and Nejat Övütmen started the Marine division of the company with the specific intention of developing superior equipment.